The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-03
PUBLIC OPINION,
LET'S DO LIKEWISE.

PUBLIC OPINION.
LET'S DO LIKEWISE.
japan now cultivates the tea plant all
over the inhabited islands Of that long
strung out empire of islands, as far north
as the thirty ninth degree of latitude, or
ne arly as far north as Philadelphia. IL
is hardy plant, and it bears cOniinu-
ously for nearly century.
Texas Sifsinps.
Il could Just live on that air." said a
young lady, rapturOusly, at the opera the
other night.
"If you can live on air I'll marry YOU"
said her companion, who was an editor.
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
Would you marry an old man for his
money!" asked Mildred.
well, | declare" exclaimed Laura,
with a startled air, ''yGu surely don't
suppose anything else would induce me
to marry him.
burlington Free Press.
well. here's "A killing bonnet" ex-
claimed Bob-on, turning around to look
at lady who had just passed.
why SOL" asked his wife, eagerly.
Look at the dead birds on it," cried
BIODsOn.
san Francisco chronicle.
She was 8 years old. She had ring
on that somebody had given her, and she
was crying about 1t.
mamma told me it was a diamond.
and / have just found out that it's moth
ing but .grlndst' ne.
Detroit Free Press.
The story that Western grasshoPpers
were being sold in the market for French
sardines had no foundation in fact. All
our French sardines are caught on the
New England coast, and anything
smaller than a shark is supposed to Ice "a
sardine.
Columbia Dispatch.
Mother (whO lis hearing Charlie say his
prayers Repeat that.
Charlie-In these three hearts / put
my trust.
Charlie (whO has been learning to play
cards Mamma, why wouldn't thr, e
diamonds do just as well:
Harper's Weekly.
.'EIdah. ez Chairman oh de committee
it iz my unpleasant duty to info'm yo
dat we hain't been able to raise yo' cal
lery dis yeah. an"
"Brudder PIIlsbury. rs mighty glad
yo' preciate me. but L doan wan my
sallery raised. Brudder. Jes pay me de
salIery greed on and lis satisfied"
wall street News.
81 suppose" savagely observed the
chairman of the Board of Supervisors,
that we ought To look over the accounts
of the County Treasurer"
Il think he is all right" replied one Of
the members.
What makes you:"
well, he's got two patches on his Sun
day pants. and his wife was working
like mailer yesterday to get Soc.
dress for 29c. yard"
The books were not examined.
French Fun in Texas siftings-
Mons. Y. called the other day at a
house where the love of dogs il pushed
almost to IA mania. He was Immediately
surrounded by half a dozen of those an
imals, whose caresses. too demOnstrative
altogether, he repealed vigorously. "Ah,
monieur," said the lady of the mansion
in "A tone of displeasure, lone can see
very well that you don't love dogs"
mot love dogs, indeed" he returned
Indignantly. "Why, | ate mo,e than
twenty during the siege of Paris
Savannah News.
Aha, It's long lane that has no turn
ing. The English insult to Capt. Burke
and the valiant Gate City Guard may
soon he wiped out. Let slip the dogs of
war, turn the Guard loose in Canada,
and then let a trembling world stand by
and witness the fearful havoc! The cod
fish is doomed.
New York Herald, Ind.
The House will take up the Edmunds
bill early next week we suppose We
trust it will bear in mind that the Cana
dian Premier thinks rather well of this
Republican measure. IL is the Demo-
cratic Belmont bill which he thinks "se-
vere." Let the House add that to the
Edmunds bill by way of a backbone, and
then add clause requiring thatAmerican
fishing vessels shall carry only American
citizens in their crews, and buy their sup
plies and outfits in the United States, AS
good Protectionists ought to- do, and the
measure of self-defense not retaliation
AZ ainst Canada will be complete and
effective.
Philadelphia North American.
The hanging of CluverIus has started
Virginia papers TO arguing the question
4" Does hanging prevent muTderT Ii is
a matter of history that cases are rare
where a man is known to commit murder
after beirg thoroughly hanged.
New York sun.
Magistrate -" You are accused of steal
ing chickens. Uncle 'Rastus. Are you
guilty or not guilty." Uncle 'Rastus-
= pleads not guilty, yO' honah, and in
quests de privilege of frowin' myself on
de mercy oh de cou't in case de evidence
goes agi'n me-"
Buffalo Express.
A musical authority says that the
score of adam and Eve" has Just been
published. AS we recall it, they were
both put out in the first inning and quit
playing in the league We believe. how
ever. that Adam had a son who suisse
quently made quite a reputation as n
heavy batter.
Tid-Bts.
Tommy was taken very sick. His
mother discovered he had been eating
too much nreSerYad stuff and while